, 1887-01-26

DuFy 8 private SeCT0LdIy1 SAYS
moment Lord Iddesleigh came inside the
ante-room he sank down upon a chair. |
was in the next room. Hearing groans l
went into the ante-room and lifted him to
the sofa. Doctors were in immediate at
tendance and remedies were applied, but
Lord Iddesleigh never spoke. He died ~
minutes after he was taken i'll. HIS son,
the Hon. Henry Stafford NOrthcOte, was
sent for, but did not reach his father until
10 minutes after all was over. He left la
ter for the Pynes, in Exeter, the family
seat, to tell his mother Of her husbands
death"
DR.. Mortimer Granville, Lord Iddes-
leigh's physician, has issued a bulletin in
relation to his lordship's death. In it he
says: "LOrd Iddesleigh for many years
past has suffered with card &C affections,
which, while not placing his life in imme-
diate peril, rendered The prospect of its
sudden termination only too possible. He
died of Syncopc. The melancholy event,
though startling to those around him, has
not been unforeseen by his immediate
friends, and it has been anticipated by his
medical attendants"
Sir James Ferguson, Under Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, in an interview, said
"LOrd IddeSleigh q moment before leaving
the Foreign Office spoke to me very calmly
dUUuU QuICtIlS OluC0s 1t CA iIESSCO ~
hope that our separation would not be per
manent. Mr., Henry NJ. Stanley, the eX-
plOrer, was waiting to see him about the
Emin Bey expedition, and Lord Iddesleigh
asked me to see Mr.. Stanley and make
another appointment for him later in the
evening. Lord Iddesleigh was looking
we'll ; in fact, better than usual. He con
verSed with me quite pleasantly, and when
we parted he was in good spirits"
The body of Lord IddeSleigh has been
removed to the family residence in st.
Jamps's place. There will be no inquest,
the doctors certifying that death resulted
from failure of the hearts action.
The Queen was deeply affected by the
news of the Earl's death and Immediately
sent a telegram expressing her sympathy
with the widow and family. Mr.. Glad
stone, who always highly esteemed Lold
Iddcsleigh, was much affected, and Mrs.
Gladstone sent the following telegram:
1--WE are sorely grieved by the news OF the
death of ore so eminent, respected, and
beloved. We must reserve a more parti-
cullr expression Of0ur feelings until later"
In an interview tins evening DR.. Lang
StOn said: 81 was summoned to Downing.
street at about 3.I5 y. m. On arriving |
found Lord Salisbury and several gentle
men in Il room with the Earl of Iddesleigh.
The Earl was lying on a sofa. He was in
81 Semi-consciouS condition and excessively
pale. His eyes were closed, his pulse was
scarcely perceptible, and his heart was
still. The palior was that of death. l ap.
piled restOrativeS directly, but they were
without effect. I cannot say precisely when
he died. If he was not dradwhem l arrived,
he passed away soon after without a strug-
gle. | announced his death to Lord Sails.
bury and the others in the room. All were
deeply affected and retired to an adjoining
room, Lord Salisbury constantly returning
TO me. | never attended the Earl before.
He was older physically than he was in
years. In his condition the cold journey
from Exeter yesterday was very iniudici-
Gus. Without a post norton examination
] cannot say positively, but | think the
deceased suffered from fatty degeneration.
lie might bear much fatigue and excite
ment without i'll result. There was no.
thing unusual in his sudden collapse. 1t
by no means follows that the Bari was la
boring under excitement. An inquest is
not obligatory. The physicians certificate
of death may be sufficient"
DIR. Mortimer Granville, in an interview
sail; 81 was not Earl Iddrsleigh's family
physician, but he had consulted me since
February with reference to an affection of
the arm muscles, when | discovered that he
was suffering from ~valvular disease of the
heart, which, though not urgently p~erilous,
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